Calendar for Dec. 17

THURSDAY

Winter crafts

Children are invited to make winter crafts from 4 to 5 p.m. at Newport Beach Public Library’s Friends Room, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. Admission is free. For more information, call (949) 717-3800 or visit newportbeachlibrary.org.

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY

‘A Cirque Christmas’

Dancers, acrobats and jugglers will perform while Pacific Symphony provides a soundtrack of holiday tunes at 8 p.m. at Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Tickets start at $78. For more information, call (714) 556-2787 or visit scfta.org.

ChocXo Bean to Bar Chocolatier, 9461 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine, will walk participants through the chocolate making process from the bean to the bar during tours offered at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Admission is $5 to $7. For more information, call (949) 825-5781 or visit chocxo.com.

TILL FEB. 28

R. Luke DuBois: ‘Now’

Orange County Museum of Art, 850 San Clemente Drive, Newport Beach, will present R. Luke DuBois’ first solo museum exhibition on the West Coast. The museum is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays and extended hours Fridays until 8 p.m. Admission is $7.50 to $10. For more information, call (949) 759-1122 or visit ocma.net.